Optimism Can Change the World Do you believe that everything around you is based on your perspective? If you do, you might find a great example or two in The Alchemist. In The Alchemist, it clearly shows certain situations where Santiago, the main character, experiences change due to his perspective. In the novel, The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho, Santiago learns, “When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better, too.” First, Santiago decides to start selling tea to passerys. This causes a more positive outlook and Santiago makes more money. Second, when Santiago decides to focus and be quiet during the trip to Al-Fayoum, everything seems to become quiet as well. Third, Santiago and the alchemist are trying to find life, and when Santiago tries his best to follow the alchemist’s tips, he finds life. First, Santiago tries to increase positivity for everyone and life becomes better. For example, Santiago tries to make more money at the crystal shop he works at by selling tea to exhausted passerbys: “The men climbed the hill, and they were tired when they reached the…show more content… First, Santiago tried to make more money and help everyone else, and people around him became happy as well as Santiago. Then, he decides to observe the environment while travelling, and everyone became quiet as a result. Last, when Santiago truly believed in himself, he ended up completing his objective. This resulted in Santiago and the alchemist becoming better. The lessons that Santiago learned are great evidence toward the universal theme being: “When we strive to become better than we arem everything around us becomes better, too,” because it shows how the author clearly wanted to make the theme clear throughout the novel. To conclude, I think that our view of the world is based off of our efforts, and Paulo Coelho makes this very clear in The
